The “Machayenge” star who released his recent album King of the Streets in June 2023 has a massive 20.4 million subscribers and 3.5 billion total views on YouTube. On Spotify, the rapper commands 3.08 million monthly listeners and 3.79 million followers.
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The legend of Sidhu Moose Wala lives on as decided by the Indian hip-hop community of artists and fans, with the late Punjabi artist having 11 million monthly listeners and 21.3 million followers on Spotify and 21.4 million subscribers and 6.29 billion total views on YouTube.
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It’s safe to say Badshah enjoys the best of multiple worlds – desi rap songs, Bollywood and mainstream pop and Punjabi music. That adds up to 14.6 million monthly listeners and 24.6 million followers on Spotify, while his YouTube page has 6.85 million subscribers and 1.9 billion total views.
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The long-standing, ever-divisive rapper-producer Yo Yo Honey Singh has cycled through a few eras, but keeps his listener base strong with 10.1 million monthly listeners and 12.4 million followers on Spotify, with his YouTube channel having 5.89 million subscribers on YouTube and 735 million total views.
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With the global success of songs like “Maan Meri Jaan,” hip-hop and pop artist KING has a massive 15.1 million monthly listeners and 4.9 million followers on Spotify, plus 6.02 million subscribers and 1.3 billion total views on YouTube.
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Among the newer viral talents to emerge out of Punjab, Shubh’s consistent hits like “No Love” and “Still Rollin” have got him 12.3 million monthly listeners and 1.6 million followers on Spotify. Over on YouTube, there are 2.7 million subscribers and 914 million total views.
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Among Indian hip-hop’s leading artists, DIVINE’s powerful bars and pen game across albums has given him 5.6 million monthly listeners and 5.1 million followers on Spotify, plus 6.78 million subscribers on YouTube and 1.1 billion total views on YouTube.
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Even before he won reality show Bigg Boss, MC Stan’s albums Tadipaar and Insaan were bringing in big numbers. The Pune-bred rapper has 3.07 million monthly listeners and 3.2 million followers on Spotify and 8.67 million subscribers and over 1 billion total views on YouTube.
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Juggling mainstream projects as a featured artist or lead voice alongside his own releases, New Delhi’s Ikka has accrued 4.5 million monthly listeners and 742,000 followers on Spotify and 576,000 subscribers on YouTube and 124 million total views on YouTube.
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With a penchant for snarling, rage-mode hip-hop and party-ready tunes alike, New Delhi-bred Raftaar has 3.05 million monthly listeners and 1.1 million followers on Spotify, plus 3.98 million subscribers and 489 million total views on YouTube.
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The steely-voiced Hindi rapper Dino James, released his debut album D in 2022, currently has 1.9 million monthly listeners and 788,000 followers on Spotify, plus a YouTube following of 6.04 million subscribers and 625 million total views.
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